Service difficulty report · Slide · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 21, 2006
Submitted
May 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
442
Aircraft time
41,499 hours, 15,004 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Slide
Condition
Faulty
Location
Door 2l
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOUND DOOR 2L ESCAPE SLIDE IS DEPLOYED BUT NOT INFLATED. THIS ESCAPE SLIDE SLIPPED OUT OF ITS POSITION BUT DID NOT DEPLOY. ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED SAFETY PIN WAS IN PLACE, HOWEVER, SAFETY PIN FELL DOWN ON GRD AFTER HANGING FROM A/C FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. AFTER 30 MINUTES SLIDE SLOWLY DEPLOYED BEING IN THAT CONDITION. BOTTLE PRESSURE WAS ALSO FOUND BELOW GREEN BAND. REPLACED DIAPHRAM AND SERVICED BOTTLE . REMOVED AND REPLACED SLIDE.

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